I would add 4) have a higher income and 5) have limited/no debt. My family is the opposite of all 3 things you listed and we save at least 1,000 a month. We are able to do this despite 1-3 because of 4 and 5.

No the Democratic Base is Shite in Florida and the only thing they have is Christ's name recognition. Get ready to vote for him again in 4 years! Even while he was a Republican he was not that bad and did some good Everglades stuff and voted down Oil derricks off the Florida coast. That being said the reason I voted for him was Rick Scott is such a self serving prick! I guess it is kind of fitting that someone who made his millions via Medicare and Medicaid Fraud is running this state but when he declined money for the high speed train and the Medicaid expansion it made me livid! Then his business partners are the ones doing this All Aboard Florida train Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I plan to have my kids share a room if they're the same sex so that we can maintain a guest room (our family is all out of town). I would have had them share if they were opposite sex but our first is already three and I think the age gap may be a little difficult if she gets a little brother. I (female) shared a bedroom with my younger brother (we're 17m apart) until about 4th grade even though we had enough rooms...Parents kept a guest room for out of town family as well. It's really personal preference. Having your own room is a privilege not a right.

I really wonder if the spirit of no sharing has been misconstrued. Because I think at the beginning, it was really about how you're expected to stop playing with something if someone wants to use it. I remember being in preschool playing with a doll, and another girl wanted to use it. I was told to hand it over. Didn't matter if I had just picked it up. Likewise I could demand someone hand a toy over even if they were actively using it. I remember kid not wanting to go to the bathroom because another kid would snatch their toys.

I feel like no sharing really just means respect belongings and taking turns. However now it really means you never have to let anyone touch anything, and I think that's just selfish and wrong.

It's selfish to demand a toy someone is actually playing with. It's selfish to never let anyone play with a toy.

I love it here (been here just over five years, mid 30s married Asian-American woman with a kid). There are only a handful of places I would leave here for (closer to family, etc.) and it would also have to economically make sense for us to do so.

If it were something that could be known, of course. Unpredictability is what is so frustrating for so many people, and it is by no means a new observation.

In terms of improvements that are needed, most of the country would agree that at the top of the list is BASIC DRIVER'S EDUCATION of the populace here. And, yes, that could actually happen tomorrow. Just sayin'.

Getting through one light can mean getting through the next and the next--this is particularly important during rush hour, as traffic gets heavier and heavier. That three minutes that makes no difference to you can actually turn into being late by 30. Don't mean to make you feel rushed, but some of us have places to go...

Not really. There isn't much culture here, and you're not likely to meet a lot of people except maybe through your job. There aren't really places to go, as it's mostly suburbs and a downtown area, and the public transportation is terrible. You'll probably spend hundreds of dollars each month just on gas for your car, unless you like bicycling. I'm not sure how Des Moines is, but Miami's reputation is a myth. The place sucks.

Also, be aware that this is Miami, within the pink lines. Many of the cities people are mentioning in this thread, such as Miami Lakes, Fort Lauderdale, Kendall, and Hallandale, are outside of Miami, and not particularly close considering traffic and transport costs.

There's culture if you go find it. Arscht Center, Wolfsonian, Miami City Ballet, Coral Gables Museum, Frost, Bass Museum, Viscaya, Fairchild, South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center, various festivals and art walks. Sure, I've heard the live music scene sucks (don't know much about it personally), but there is a lot of other culture around.

It's all what you make of it. Been here a little over 3 years and I love it. Do you have a job lined up? What do you like to do? That would be the best place to start in finding where to live. Like any other metropolitan area, there's a little something for everyone, you just gotta find what works for you.

You're not crazy! My neighbor is a girl scout, and I met her mom through the Next Door app. I messaged her my order, but the girl herself (with mom and little bro in tow) knocked on my door, delivered the cookies and counted the change. I'm all for parents getting involved, but having the girl do part of the sale ensured I would definitely get from there again. And I always buy a box when they're in public. i was a girl scout for years and painfully painfully shy. Cookie sales gave me a lot of anxiety but actually were really instrumental in helping me get over it (esp the store sales). Our troop was very low pressure on sales, the anxiety was from within.

Mine is 3.5. Our neighborhood is small and so we don't end up with a ton of candy. She gets free reign while trick or treating, but it's so late when we get home we just plunk her in the bath and straight to bed.

This year I started a candy buyback - at the end of the night, she got to pick 5 pieces to save (will be more as she gets older of course), and eat whenever she wants after - she's eaten 3 of the 5 already today. Whatever. I bought back the rest at a rate my friend uses with her kids (ages 3,6,7) and she ended up with $9.80. She can spend it or save it, up to her. She took to it pretty well.

Best part is, turns out she likes the opposite of the candy I like, so the buyback is a mommy win!

Possibly unpopular opinion, but I feel much more powerful wearing classically feminine clothes than androgynous or menswear-inspired things. Something like what Ivanka Trump or a toned down version of Sophia Amoruso (founder of NastyGal) would wear, instead of something Hilary Clinton would wear. (Even though, in terms of accomplishments, I would much rather be like Hilary than either Ivanka or Sophia.) Hilary’s shoe choices are fire though.

I work in a male-dominated field though and I feel much happier/more assertive when I’m being unapologetically (aggressively?) feminine rather than trying to hide or minimize it. YMMV.

Bummer. I've never purchased pyrex brand storage, but I have two sets of the Rubbermaid glass that I have been using near-daily for about 3 years and counting. A few chips on the edges, but all are still in pretty good working condition.

A lot of people live without microwaves easily. It works best if you like to cook. Most things can be reheated in the oven (yes it takes a little longer but a lot of people prefer that). Personal choice, imo.

Ugh, that sounds frustrating. My kid is only in pre-k2 and I was so happy to see all the parents keep it simple...a pencil here, one mini kit Kat there. I grabbed a few things from target and made little goody bags (sunglasses, bubbles, a gel cling card, ~ $0.75 per kid). I was disappointed at the candy, but I'm a little strict on that in the first place (we don't even buy juice in our house). I'm dreading this trend as she gets older.